Category Archives: Trail Talk

Trail Talk: The Stoney Point One

Happy Friday to all the Adayakfans out there. I can’t believe how fast this month if flying by – it’s almost November! A lot is happening behind the scenes right now at Adayak to bring you new products and an overall better customer experience. We’re very excited about the future of our brand and are very appreciative to those of you who continue to support us.

Moving on … let’s take a look at what we have for you in today’s Trail Talk. I just love going through dozens of outdoors related blogs searching for the best content to share with you every Friday. Today we have a recap of a hike in Italy, tips on how to wash your sleeping bag, a great quote about mountain climbing, and a cool trailer for an upcoming documentary on bouldering.

Hiking the Cinque Terre, Italy – Best Hike Blog
Washing a Down Sleeping Bag – Section Hiker
Coming Back Changed… – Summit Stones & Adventure Musings
Stoney Point: Portrait of an American Crag – Cole Gibson on Vimeo

If you have anything you’d like us to share in next week’s Trail Talk, please send us an email with the link.

Trail Talk: The Cold Weather One

Boy oh boy has it been awhile since we’ve posted a trail talk. It’s time to get back on the path and bring you guys some of the latest and best blog posts of the week. So much is happening in the world of the outdoors – let’s jump right to it.

In today’s edition of trail talk we have a first ascent bouldering video, a snow capped mountain in the Great Smokies, a memorable whitewater kayaking trip from this summer, awesome rock climbing pictures from the Alps and finally a trip report from Linville Gorge.

Chris Marley puts up a first ascent on War Tactics (V11/V12) – NOLS Vimeo
Day Hiking in Cold Weather – High on LeConte
East Fork of the Kaweah – EGCreekin
Rock Guiding in the Alps – Into the Mountains
Table Rock and The Chimneys, Linville Gorge Wilderness – Two Heel Drive

Hope everyone has a great weekend! The weather is getting cool so there’s no excuse not to get outdoors. Also, I want to send a reminder in case you’re blind to all the banners we have running – Adayak is giving away a free shirt every Friday in the month of October. Enter now.

As always, if you have something you’d like featured on Trail Talk then shoot us an email!

Trail Talk: The Teton Rescue One

We took a week off from Trail Talk last Friday because our staff was on vacation. A lot has happened since the last edition and it took a good amount of time for me to skim through all the blogs I follow to find out what’s been going on. It feels good to be back on schedule now and bringing to consistent content on the Adayak Blog.

In today’s Trail Talk we have a photo from the Appalachian Trail on Roan Mountain, a wet climb in the Rocky Mountain National Park, a slideshow of East Buttress on Mt. Whitney, a dramatic rescue attempt on Grand Teton, and some tips on how to make it through a trad alive.

What Lives Within – Appalachian Treks
Tuesdays in the Park – Travels & Tribulations of Blake Herrington
Climbing a Classic – the East Buttress on Mt Whitney – Climb | Ski | Sleep | Repeat
Choppers Pluck 16 from Grand Teton in Dramatic Rescue – The Adventure Life
Basic Technique – Saving Energy on the Trad – Dave MacLeod

Hope you enjoyed some of our finds from the outdoors blogosphere. I’d like to remind you that at Adayak we have $3.99 Flat Rate 3-Day Shipping. That means you can buy $500 worth of stuff and only pay $3.99 shipping… and you get it fast! Shop Now.

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Trail Talk: The Video One

Just like a challenge on the mountain, we like to keep you on your toes… it makes like more exciting! We’re switching up Trail Talk today and bringing you something a little different? Why, you ask? Because people like to watch kick ass videos.

Today instead of sharing with you blog posts from around the web, we are posting 5 new outdoor videos uploaded this week to Vimeo. Without us, you likely never would have seen these! We have whitewater kayaking at Voss (looks Scandinavian), bouldering at Lobster Claw, a look at Jackson Pass, a Zion adventure and fly fishing for trout.

Grab some popcorn and enjoy!

Trail Talk: The Fugitive Bear One

Happy Friday everyone! This will be our last blog post before July 4th so I want to also wish you a Happy Independence Day! Check out this awesome picture of an American flag with Mt. Rainer waiving in the background.

July 4th celebration

We have some amazing blog posts, videos and pictures to share with you today on Trail Talk. We have a sick helmet cam video from Copeland Creek, an in depth interview with the Rock Climber Girl, a black bear on the run, a charity hike up Mt. Baldy (donate please!), one of the best camp sites in the country, and an update from TreeFight.org. TreeFight is part of the Adayak conservation effort, we are donating $1 for every order we get in the month of June and July directly to their cause. So shop today and help save the trees of the Greater Yellowstone Area!

Copeland Creek Helmet Cam – Nate Pfeifer Vimeo Profile
Rock Climber Girl Visits Pump Factory Road – Pump Factory Road
The fugitive bear of Red River Gorge – The Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog
Mount Baldy Hike in One Week – Modern Hiker
Snow Creek Fishing, Snow Creek Cabin, and One Incredible Campsite – Calipidder
TreeFight.org Mission #2 – The Snaz

Hope everyone has a great holiday weekend! There will be no shipments going out on Monday because the post office is closed. But you can still place your orders 24/7. As always, if you have something you’d like featured on Trail Talk then shoot us an email!

Trail Talk: The Underwater Base Jumping One

Ok, so we took last week off on Trail Talk. I apologize… hopefully today’s will make up for it. I’m not doing the podcast version of today’s Trail Talk either (I know, double whammy) but that’s because we’re going to move our podcast in a new direction. We have all the equipment purchase and the software downloaded, we just have to start story building.

Well, onto today’s Trail Talk. We have a lot of cool posts today… several of them being videos. There’s an awesome climb on the Scotland coast, a podcast about how Freddie Wilkinson became a journalist, an extreme backwoods creeking video from BC, an underwater base jump off the continental shelf, and an update from Jill in Alaska (who is now in Montana).

Hope you enjoy!

Old Man of Stoer – Outdoor Adventures
The Accidental Journalist – The Dirtbag Diaries
Raffuse Creek Exploration – Roaring Fork Kayakers
Ciaos From Italy – Steph Davis: High Place
The Leaving of the Light – Up in Alaska

If there’s a blog post you’d like to see featured on Trail Talk, please shoot me an email or post a comment here with your link.

Have a great weekend!

Trail Talk: The Old West One

It’s Friday and time for another edition of Trail Talk – except this time you’ll notice something different. For the first time, we’ve attached a podcast to our Trail Talk blog posts. It only makes sense to actually talk about the blog content given the title of these posts. I ask that you go easy on us as this is our first go at a podcast. Over the next few weeks will work on editing, music, content etc. I’ll also try not to sound so monotone!

We might exploring into new content for podcasts but to kick things off we’re going to stick with Trail Talk and discuss some of the hot outdoor topics from other blogs around the internet. As soon as I can figure out how to get it on iTunes I’ll do that too, but for now you can download the mp3 or listen here:

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For those of you just looking for a quick links to a good read I’ll go ahead with the normal Trail Talk process. Today we have an acclimation day on Denali at 17,000 feet, a look back at the American West, tips on how to stay alive in the Grand Canyon, a traveler’s checklist for Yosemite National Park, and an epic mountain biking trip to Mt. Graham.

Acclimation Day on Denali – Wild Snow
Bodie State Historic Park – Modern Hiker
Grand Canyon Early June Update – Grand Canyon Hiker’s Blog
Traveler’s Checklist to Yosemite National Park – National Park Traveler
Around the Mountain – Bikepacking and Endurnace Mountain Biking

If you listened to the podcast, I’d love it if you posted a comment with your critiques – it will only help us get better. And as always, send us your links to awesome outdoor blog posts so we can include them in the next edition of Trail Talk.

Trail Talk: The Insane Kayaking Expedition One

Weekend warriors – gear up. Your two days of freedom to roam are just a few short hours away. We had a short work week here at Adayak due to the Memorial Day holiday on Monday so this week just flew by. We’re working very hard to bring you premier organic tees at an affordable cost. We have a couple more tees in the design process right now and should go into production shortly.

In today’s Trail Talk we have day five of a Rio Piaxtla kayaking expedition, an Oregon coastal hike (with pics), a perfect Memorial Day Weekend getaway on the mountain, a video that brings awareness to a dying tree population in Yellowstone, and a podcast about becoming a Yosemite super star.

Rio Piaxtla Expedition – Jefferson State Creeking
Hiking Boardman Park, Oregon – Best Hike
Cold Fusion and Warm Limestone – Straight Chuter
Support TreeFight.org – TetonAT
Yosemite’s Next Top Idol – The Dirtbag Diaries

Did you come across any great blog posts, videos or podcasts this past week? We’d love to check them out and possibly include them in next week’s Trail Talk. Post a comment or shoot us an email.

Trail Talk: The Kayaking With Alligators One

It’s Friday and Memorial Day weekend is upon us. Our offices are closed on Monday, so be sure to get your orders placed by Saturday (5/29) 10:00 AM Eastern to ensure they are shipped out on Saturday. If you don’t make the deadline we will ship your order on Tuesday morning when mail resumes. Don’t forget to check out our four brand new paddling t-shirts … they are hot right now and a great buy for the summer.

Ok, now that all the boring corporate stuff is out of the way let’s get into this week’s edition of Trail Talk. This week we have kayaking with alligators (would you do it?), hiking on the Old Mount Si Trail outside of Seattle, a run-in on the trail with a turkey hunter (scary), a new Dirtbag Diaries podcast on inspiration (climbing and amateur boxing), and rock climbing in the Utah Desert.

Blackwater Creek – Dave’s Yak Tales
Old Mount Si Trail – Hiking with my Brother
Mt. Hardy – Or Not – Great Smoky Mountain Girl Scouts
Fear and Spraying in Estes Park – Kelly Cordes
Utah Desert – Wayne Wallace’s Blog

As always, submit us your favorite blog posts of the week and we’ll include them in the next edition of Trail Talk.

Have a great holiday weekend everyone – and get outdoors!

Trail Talk: The Driven One

I’m going to call today’s edition of Trail Talk the first A/V only post we’ve done. All four links below will take you to the best blog posts I’ve seen this week… two of them are videos and two of them are trip reports loaded with stunning photographs. Sometimes I wonder how climbers/hikers can get into position for some of these shots.

Today we have the first episode of Ross Herr’s new kayaking web series titled Driven, an amazing Grand Teton skiing trip report (loads of killer photos), the best Yosemite National Park write I’ve ever read (more killer photos), and the final episode of The Season.

Drive Episode I – Ross Herr Kayaking
Mega Grand Teton Ford/Stettner Ski Descent Photo TR – TetonAT
Ascending the Steep John Muir Trail – Gambolin’ Man
The Finale. That’s it. That’s all – The Season TV

I hope you enjoy these blog posts from around the web. If you have a blog post you’d like to see featured on Trail Talk, please send me a note or post a comment here and we’ll take a look at it.

Enjoy your weekend! Oh — and don’t forget to pick up some new organic outdoor t-shirts.